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Ballet Across America
The Kennedy CenterMay. 28 – Jun. 2 Ballet Across America series returns, illustrating the dynamic variety of artistry happening across American companies today.
Queens of Egypt
National GeographicThru Sep. 2 This multisensory exhibition will bring you back in time some 3,500 years, to the 18th and 19th dynasties of ancient Egypt.
Grand Hotel, The Musical
Signature TheatreApr. 23 – May. 19 At the bustling Grand Hotel eclectic guests and staff collide in a non-stop musical toast to the high life.
Lucky Plush: Rooming House
The Kennedy CenterMay. 2 – 4 Lucky Plush Productions makes its Kennedy Center debut with this insightful and surprisingly humorous dance/theater “whodunit.”
Spunk
Signature TheatreApr. 30 – Jun. 23 Glowing with wit, humor and energy, resonating with evocative staging and soulful music, three tales of survival are told in the key of the blues.
Chick Corea & Béla Fleck
StrathmoreFri. May 10 Chick Corea and Béla Fleck, two master songwriters, musicians, and band leaders come together for a genre-busting pairing of piano and banjo.
Broadway Center Stage: Tommy
The Kennedy CenterApr. 25 – 28 Celebrates 50 years of the iconic rock album, is a part of the Broadway Center Stage series of starry musicals in semi-staged concert productions.
Diana Ross
Wolf TrapThu. Jun 27 A legendary performer of the Motown era both as a solo artist and with The Supremes, Diana Ross’ music catalog will have audiences dancing to classics.
Alan Cumming: Legal Immigrant
StrathmoreWed. Apr 24 The set list for Alan Cumming’s provocative new concert show is as eclectic and idiosyncratic as Cumming himself.
Philharmonix
Sixth & ISat. May 4 These seven members of the Berlin and Vienna Philharmonic Orchestras will leave their tuxedos and all inhibitions behind.
VeVe & tha Rebels and DuPont Brass
Sixth & ISat. Apr 27 The original Afro-folk songs of VeVe & tha Rebels combined with DuPont Brass delights with an unabashedly soulful mash-up of styles to uplift the spirit.
Whitman 200 Festival: May 23 - June 3, 2019
Celebrating the 200th anniversary Walt Whitman's birth who was a resident of Washington, DC for ten years during and after the Civil War. See all events here.Spotlights
Hawaiian Cultural Festival
Smithsonian National Museum of the American IndianMay. 18 – 19
Ursula von Rydingsvard: The Contour of Feeling
National Museum of Women in the ArtsThru Jul. 28
Johnny Mathis - The Voice Of Romance Tour
Wolf TrapSat. Jun 15
Kay Ryan
Folger TheatreTue. May 7
Buddy Guy with Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band and Samantha Fish
Wolf TrapSun. Jun 23
Tintoretto: Artist of Renaissance Venice
National Gallery of ArtThru Jul. 9
Into the Woods
Ford's TheatreApr. 22 – May. 16
Gabriel Fauré: Requiem
The Kennedy CenterSun. May 19
RSC Live: As You Like It
Folger TheatreMon. May 13
Stomp
National TheatreApr. 23 – 28
Rough Magic: Performing Shakespeare through Gaming Technology
Folger TheatreMon. Apr 22
